Fisher Communications Appoints Larry Roberts Regional Vice President & General Manager

SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/11/08 -- Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCI) announced today that it has appointed Larry Roberts Regional Vice President and General Manager. Mr. Roberts will be based in Boise where he will serve as General Manager of Fisher's CBS affiliate, KBCI-TV, and Telefutura affiliate, KUNB. He will also work directly with the leadership teams at Fisher's CBS and Univision affiliated television stations in Yakima, Tri-Cities, and Walla Walla, WA, and in Idaho Falls and Lewiston, ID.

"Since October 2007, Larry has been leading Fisher's Yakima and Tri-Cities stations and has had a meaningful impact on the performance of this group. We are excited to expand his role," says Robert I. Dunlop, Senior Vice President of Fisher Communications, Inc.

Prior to October 2007, Mr. Roberts served as Vice President and General Manager of Fisher's radio cluster in Seattle. He has also spent 13 years as President of Fisher's small market radio group, Fisher Radio Regional Group.

About Fisher Communications

Fisher Communications, Inc. is a Seattle-based communications company that owns and operates 13 full power television stations (including a 50%-owned television station), eight low power television stations and eight radio stations in the Western United States. The Company owns and operates Fisher Pathways, a satellite and fiber transmission provider; Fisher Plaza, a media, telecommunications, and data center facility located near downtown Seattle; and Pegasus News, an online start-up and hyper-local media pioneer based in Dallas. For more information about Fisher Communications, Inc., go to www.fsci.com.

Contact: Name: Robert I. Dunlop Title: Senior Vice President Company: Fisher Communications, Inc. Phone: (206) 404-3065 Fax: (206) 404-3665 Email: rdunlop@fsci.com

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